It is possible that your A/C takes up so much energy because it is not operating in its optimal condition. Plenty of people neglect their A/C and do not have it checked from time to time, do not be one of those people. Have your A/C examined by a specialist to make sure nothing is broken or out of place. The ideal time to have the check up is when the warm months are at an end, when the A/C has been used a lot. Do you know that increasing the temperature by a single degree leads to a five percent reduction in your bill? One simple technique that anyone can adopt when using the A/C is to increase the temperature, this has two benefits, not only are you saving money you are also ensuring that your house does not get too cold, too quickly. Keeping the temperature at 83 degrees allows you to strike a fine line between a cool house and a smaller bill.
One useful technique to adopt to reduce your energy bill is fixing curtains and shades in your living room and even other rooms. Shades prevent sunlight from entering your rooms, keeps temperatures low and therefore reduces the need for an A/C. Research suggests that over 20% of your A/C use derives from the loss of cool air caused by sunlight streaming into unprotected rooms. If you feel that the following techniques are not helping you gain lower bills then perhaps the problem lies with the way the A/C was designed. Certain A/C's does not have pumps that use energy efficiently, in such cases, it is best to get a new A/C, one that uses a highly efficient pump. Grundos pumps are highly cost efficient, energy saving pumps that are used in A/Cs. They can be found through Grundos service dealers such as www.szivattyu.hu.